However, that doesn’t mean Sony won’t offer a helping hand courtesy of a built-in name generator. Trouble is, it’s absolutely abysmal at its job. A Kotaku report on Thursday has illustrated just how bad, and downright hilarious the suggestions are.

Have you been waiting forever to change your name, in order to accept a suggestion like foot954uncanny? Or do you hate your old PSN name so much you’ll just go with sponge-polite-571 just to be rid of it? Sony has you covered.

The ability to change the name finally rolled out to PlayStation consoles on Wednesday. The first change is free, but for every one after that you’ll have to pay for the privilege.

Additional name changes are £7.99 / $9.99 each, but you’ll get them for half price if you’re a PlayStation Plus member. If the new name doesn’t suit you, it’s free to revert back to an old ID, which no-one else is allowed to snap it up

Chris Smith is a freelance technology journalist for a host of UK tech publications, including Trusted Reviews. He's based in South Florida, USA.
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